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January 21, 2022 at 3:39 pm

Wife of D.C. police officer who took own life after Capitol riot presses city to recognize his death

D.C. police officer Jeffrey Smith died by suicide in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, an act his family believes was the result of...

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January 17, 2022 at 7:16 am

Now with Senate allies, Spanberger’s legislation to ban members of Congress from trading stock gains traction

WASHINGTON - More than a year since Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., first put forth legislation that would ban members of Congress from trading stock, a...

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Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, listens during a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Al Drago/Pool via AP) WX487

January 12, 2022 at 8:40 pm

GOP congressman draws condemnation after comparing D.C. vaccine mandate to Nazism

A Republican Congressman drew swift condemnation after comparing D.C.'s upcoming vaccine mandate to Nazi Germany — marking the latest instance in which a GOP lawmaker...

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Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., a self-described biblical conservative, in September introducing a bill opposing critical race theory. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Bill O’Leary

December 12, 2021 at 6:01 am

From quiet Falwell acolyte to bombastic Marjorie Taylor Greene ally: A freshman lawmaker’s political evolution

Rep. Bob Good of Virginia has taken a scorched-earth approach to his first year in Congress, castigating members of his party he has deemed not...

Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Fairfax, Va., on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. The pandemic has helped convert more and more voters into early voters, as hundreds of thousands of Virginians have made clear in recent weeks. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) XNYT64 XNYT64

October 27, 2021 at 2:00 pm

Army of poll watchers — many driven by GOP’s ‘election integrity’ push — turns out across Virginia

Across Virginia, the GOP "election integrity" push has largely driven an influx of election observers in this year's gubernatorial race, according to local, state and...

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., speaks as the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee holds a markup hearing to craft the Democrats’ Build Back Better Act, massive legislation that is a cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DCSA142 DCSA142

September 9, 2021 at 4:59 pm

U.S. Rep. Don Beyer introduces bill to require vaccines or negative coronavirus test for domestic travel

The House member introduced a bill to require all domestic travelers to show proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test at airports or for...

August 19, 2021 at 8:54 am

Man claiming to have bomb near U.S. Capitol is in custody after standoff, police say

Congress is not in session this week. But many legislative aides and other government employees were working, and the threat of violence and rushed evacuation...

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April 22, 2021 at 9:48 am

House Democrats pass D.C. statehood

WASHINGTON — For the second time in history, the House passed legislation Thursday to make the District of Columbia the nation's 51st state, bolstering momentum...

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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the District of Columbia statehood bill, Monday, March 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP) WX324 WX324

March 22, 2021 at 1:36 pm

Bowser, advocates make the case for D.C. statehood at House committee hearing

Washington D.C. statehood advocates, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, will make the case for becoming the 51st state at a critical House hearing on Monday, as...

January 6, 2021 at 12:08 pm

Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, with one woman killed, three more dead and tear gas fired VIEW

WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump told a sprawling crowd outside the White House that they should never accept defeat, hundreds of his supporters stormed...

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